contended
Saykuhn-TEN-did/kənˈtɛndɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of contend.
He contended throughout the meeting that the budget figures were wrong.
Several small firms have contended for the same shrinking market.
Note
One regular -ed spelling does double duty. It is the plain past (she contended the figures were wrong) and, after have or had, the participle of the perfect (they have contended for years). The word that follows does most of the work. Contended that introduces a claim argued for. Contended for names a prize struggled over. Contended with can mean fought an opponent or simply coped with a difficulty.
contended is a form of contend
contend, verb: To deal with or work to overcome a difficulty or problem. Full entry
- Forms
- contendcontends he/she/itcontending -ing formcontended past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- contend → contended: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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